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- Title
Asia‐Pacific perspectives on the COVID‐19 pandemic.
- Authors
Pawankar, Ruby; Thong, Bernard Yu‐Hor; Tiongco‐Recto, Marysia; Wang, Jiu‐Yao; Abdul Latiff, Amir Hamzah; Thien, Francis; Oh, Jae‐Won; Kamchaisatian, Wasu; Rengganis, Iris; Udwadia, Zarir F.; Dhar, Raja; Munkhbayarlakh, Sonomjamts; Narantsetseg, Logii; Le Pham, Duy; Leung, Ting Fan; Zhang, Luo
- Abstract
Among healthcare workers, allergic rhinitis (62.5%), asthma (50%), chronic rhinosinusitis (25%) and ocular allergy (25%) were the most common allergic conditions exacerbated by the prolonged use of surgical masks/N95, eye protection/ goggles. .1%</td></tr></tbody></table> ht Immunosuppressive therapies (76.9%), biologics (69.2%) and allergen immunotherapy (53.9%) were continued in patients with allergies. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected over ten millions of people globally since the World Health Organization declared it a pandemic on 11 March 2020.1 The Asia-Pacific is a diverse geographical region with different health care systems and levels of access to specialist services.
- Subjects
PACIFIC Area; COVID-19 pandemic; MEDICAL personnel; MULTISYSTEM inflammatory syndrome in children; URTICARIA; COVID-19; CARDIOVASCULAR diseases
- Publication
Allergy, 2021, Vol 76, Issue 9, p2998
- ISSN
0105-4538
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/all.14894